Slow Cooker Chinese Hacked Pork

I always love trying something new and this ended up being like something I haven't had before! It was a delicious recipe and an easy way to cook pork! Forgot to take pics for a few steps of this one but it's pretty easy!

Chinese Hacked Pork

Ingredients:

1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tbsp ginger, chopped (I buy containers of ginger paste, lasts a lot longer)
1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder (Couldn't find it in Asian section then realized McCormick's had it in with other spices!)
2 lbs boneless center-cut pork roast
1 tbsp corn starch
3/4 cup chicken broth
12 oz chinese noodles, cooked to package directions
2 scallions, sliced

Directions:

1. In a plastic bag or bowl, combine pork with first 6 ingredients. Marinate overnight.

2. Pour mixture into slow cooker and cook on low for 4-6 hours.

3. Remove pork from slow cooker and shred apart.
4. Take remaining marinade out and mix with corn starch and chicken broth. This will become your sauce for your dish.  Bring to boil in sauce pan.
5. Mix sauce, noodles, and pork together.
6. Enjoy with scallions and snow peas (optional) on top!

Slow Cooker Pad Thai with Chicken

I absolutely love Pad Thai and anytime I order it for take out I'm not usually completely satisfied. I've made in the skillet a few times but I wanted to be able to come home to it after work. So here's my version of slow cooker Pad Thai with Chicken, you can obviously make it with turkey, beef, shrimp, tofu, or just veggie as well.

Slow Cooker Pad Thai with Chicken

Ingredients:

1 lb chopped chicken (I used chicken thighs but you can use breast or ground if you want)

2 cloves garlic, minced/grated

4 tbsp rice vinegar

4 tbsp fish sauce

4 tbsp lime juice

4 tsp sugar

1/2 cup sliced onions

1/2 cup diced carrots

1/2 cup tofu, diced

1 (14 oz) can bean sprouts, drained
1/3 cup chopped peanuts

1 package rice noodles

extra chopped peanuts (for topping)

Directions:

1. Brown chicken in sauce pan.  While cooking, grate in garlic. 

2. Combine everything except noodles and peanuts in slow cooker.

3. Cook on low for about 4 hours, stir in peanuts. 

4. Cook noodles: Put noodles in a large mixing bowling and soak in boiling water for about 5-10 minutes or until limp. If you soak them too long they will become very mushy and stick together.

5. Drain noodles and stir into slow cooker. 

6. Top with extra peanuts and lime juice. Enjoy!

A few notes:

*Next time, while cooking the noodles, I am going to scramble up some eggs to add in at the end. 

*What's great about Pad Thai is that you can easily add whatever you want. If you are trying it with shrimp, they should be cooked and added in when you add in the peanuts. 

*If like it spicy, top with Sriracha Sauce!

 *You could easily do this in a skillet within minutes. After you cook the chicken, add in remaining ingredients and cook on low while the noodles are cooking. Stir in noodles and enjoy!

Slow Cooker Turkey Tetrazinni

For those of you who have a lot of extra turkey leftover in the house, here's a great and super easy Turkey Tetrazinni recipe!

Slow Cooker Turkey Tetrazinni

Ingredients: 
1 cup water
1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup
1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of mushroom soup
1 can (4 oz) sliced mushrooms with liquid
2 cups diced cooked turkey
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon dried parsley
dash nutmeg
1 cup sour cream
Egg Noodles (or your choice of noodle: spaghetti, elbow, whatever you have)

Directions:
1. Combine everything except noodles and sour cream in slow cooker.

2. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

3. Cook noodles as desired. Add noodles and sour cream to slow cooker. Turn slow cooker on high for about 5-10 minutes to let sauce thicken. Enjoy!